Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Paradox of Disclosure (ADLT 612)

Paradox of Disclosure – Insightful (ADLT 612)

Among other things discussed last night in the two team presentations was the concept of the paradox of disclosure within group dynamics. This turned out to be a very insightful topic for me. I learned quite a bit about myself last night, not only new things, but things for [...]

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Evolving as an adult Learner (ADLT 612)

This spring semester stands out already as a period of growth for me as an adult learner, in many ways. Not only in how I perceive the value of continued learning, but in where that learning comes from. In addition, my own method of learning is being challenged.
The Groups and Teams [...]

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

Playful Start (ADLT 612)

Having met for the second time in our groups, but not yet having read chapters 2 and 3 in the Levi text, it was interesting to reflect back on our dynamics while reading. The social bonding was a strong component of our functioning as we worked together to draft our team Charter. We laughed, we [...]

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Value of the Collective Sum (ADLT 612)

There is no “I” in team.
We’ve all heard this expression.
Certainly there is more to know about teamwork than “two heads are
better then one” or “the collective sum is greater than the sum of the parts”. In fact, group dynamics and team dynamics is
a large very large field of study.

ADLT 612 should be an interesting [...]